CVE-2016-5744
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary WinCC station files via crafted packets.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.0 | |
| siemens | simatic_wincc | 7.2 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.